| Autor: |
Mamontova EA; A.P. Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 412, Irkutsk 664033, Russia. elenam@igc.irk.ru, Tarasova EN, Mamontov AA, Kuzmin MI, McLachlan MS, Khomutova MIu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Chemosphere [Chemosphere] 2007 Apr; Vol. 67 (9), pp. S71-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jan 08. |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.092 |
| Abstrakt: |
Although atmospheric deposition is generally the dominant pathway of PCBs into agricultural food chains, soil ingestion by livestock can be important in some cases. The relationship between PCB levels in cow's milk and in pasture soil was studied in the Irkutsk region in Siberia where an historical atmospheric source(s) of PCBs has led to widespread contamination of soil. Milk samples were collected in spring and again in autumn from 18 different farms and analyzed for PCBs. Pasture soil samples were also collected and analyzed. The PCB concentrations in both milk and soil ranged over more than an order of magnitude between the farms. A good correlation was obtained between PCB levels in autumn milk and in soil. This together with a range of other evidence suggested that ingestion of pasture soil was the dominant source of the PCB contamination in the milk. The average soil ingestion rate was estimated to be 1700 g/d, which is at the upper end of values reported in the literature. This may be due to the arid summer climate or the animal husbandry practices in Siberia. |
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MEDLINE |
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